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WEBVTT KETV NEWSWATCH 7 'S KRISTYNA ENDAHL IS LIVE WITH AN UPDATE. >> Reporter: HIS DOCTORS HERE DID A CAT SCAN THIS MORNING AND IT APPEARS THAT BRAIN SWELLING IS UNDER CONTROL AND BLEEDING STOPPED. HE SAYS BRANDON IS NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET, BUT THEY'RE FINDING STRENGTH IN THEIR FAIT >> HE'S BEEN ONE OF THE LEADERS ON OUR TEAM FOR TACKLES THIS YEAR. >> Reporter: IT'S EASY FOR TEAMMATES TO BRAG ABOUT BRANDON STEBURG, BUT IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO IMAGINE A SEASON WITHOUT THEIR STAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN. >> I KNEW HE WAS A HUGE ASSET TO THE DEFENSE, AND JUST LOVED HAVING HIM OUT THERE. >> Reporter: AN AMBULANCE DROVE DOWN TO THE FIELD FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER BRANDON TOOK HIMSELF OUT OF THE GAME. HIS COACH RANDY HUBERT SAYS HE MADE A COUPLE BIG TACKLES. >> WE NOTICED A COUPLE PLAYS LATER, HE WAS GETTING BACK TO THE STANDS A LITTLE SLOWER. AND HE WASN'T MOVING RIGHT. >> I KIND OF URGED HIM, UNKNOWINGLY, TO GET BACK ON THE LINE. >> Reporter: THE VERY NEXT PLAY, BRANDON RAN OFF THE FIELD, THEN LEFT THE STADIUM IN AN AMBULANCE. >> I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE SEVERITY OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE GAME. >> Reporter: HIS TEAMMATES, CLASSMATES AND COACHES FOLLOWED, FILLING THE HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM, HOPING FOR GOOD NEWS. >> EVERYONE WAS THERE SUPPORTING HIM AND HIS FAMILY. >> LOTS OF PRAYERS AND HOPING FOR THE BEST AT THIS TIME. >> Reporter: HIS TEAMMATES HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN INJURY IS A POSSIBILITY, BUT LOSING BRANDON FOR THE SEASON MAKES IT REAL. >> DOES IT MAKE IT SCARIER GOING OUT THERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT? YEAH, MAYB ATTEMPT, THE REST OF THE SEASON I KNOW I'LL BE PLAYING FOR HIM. >> HE'S A REALLY GREAT GUY. WE'LL STEP UP WHEN HE'S GONE. >> Reporter: BRANDON'S FAMILY SAYS HE'S EVEN BEEN VAGUELY RESPONSIVE TO THEIR VOICES, BUT THEY SAY TO KEEP THOSE PRAYERS COMING. A GROUP OF FOOTBALL MOMS ALSO WANTED TO HELP, SO THEY STARTED A GO FUND ME PAGE.